Original text:
The beauty of mountains and rivers has existed since ancient times. The mountain peaks soar into the sky and the streams are crystal clear. The stone walls on both sides are colorful and set each other off. Green Woods, green bamboo clusters, four. The fog will rest at dawn, and apes and birds will sing wildly. Night is coming and the scales are sinking. This is really a fairyland on earth. Lingyun in Kasper? in the Southern Dynasties, so far no one can appreciate its wonders.
Brief introduction to the beauty of mountains and rivers:
The beauty of mountains and rivers comes from Tao Hongjing's "Thank You Letter". The article begins with emotion: the beauty of mountains and rivers has existed since ancient times. People with elegant taste may be able to taste the beauty of mountains and rivers and exchange their inner feelings with friends, which is a great pleasure in life and embodies the author's idea of entertaining mountains and waters. The author regards Xie Zhongshu as a friend who can talk about mountains and water, and expects to make a comparison with Lin Shi through the ages. This article praises the beauty of the south of the Yangtze River, the mountains and rivers in the pen cage, the four seasons of paper and the beauty of words, which can be called a masterpiece of landscape prose in the Six Dynasties.
About the author:
Tao Hongjing (AD 456-536) was born in Liling, Danyang (now Nanjing, Jiangsu) in the Southern Dynasties, and lived in seclusion in Huayang. A famous physician, alchemist and writer, he is called "Prime Minister in the Mountain". He is the author of Notes on Materia Medica, Collected Prescriptions of Then and Huang Bai, The Picture of Two Cows, Collected Pottery of Huayang in Seclusion, etc.